The paradox of thermal vs. non-thermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis

R Verma, G Sharma, V Polshettiwar - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The debate surrounding the roles of thermal and non-thermal pathways in plasmonic
catalysis has captured the attention of researchers and sparked vibrant discussions within …

Synthesis and mechanism of hierarchical porous Ag/CuxO (x= 1, 2) nanowire hybrids for high photocatalytic degradation

M Li, X Sun, H Wang, Y Liu, F Pan, Z Wang, Y Li… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
To improve organic pollutant degradation ability, this work aims at designing a novel porous
Cu-Ag bimetal hybrid with unique architecture, fertile porosity as well as Schottky junction …

Mechanistic insight into near-infrared light-driven Cu 2 O/WO 2 Ohmic contact photothermal catalysts for high-efficiency antibiotic wastewater purification

J Li, S Sun, J Lyu, X Yu, J Zhao, M Yang, B Yang… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Near-infrared (NIR) light-induced photothermal effect is beneficial for accelerating catalytic
processes; thus, it is imperative to develop novel photothermal catalysts for promoting …

Detection and photothermal inactivation of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bloodstream bacteria using photonic crystal biosensor and plasmonic core–shell

RB Hayilesilassie, AB Gemta, FT Maremi, AG Kumela… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonics and core–shell nanomaterials hold great potential to develop pharmaceuticals
and medical equipment due to their eco-friendly and cost effective fabrication procedures …

Photonic enhanced flexible photothermoelectric generator using MXene coated fullerenes modified PEDOT: PSS films for solar energy harvesting

Y Wang, W Sha, M Xiao, Y Fang, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photothermoelectric conversion technology from light and heat into electricity has been
proved to be an effective method and associated with photothermal and thermoelectric (TE) …

Light Absorption Analysis and Optimization of Ag@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanospheroid and Nanorod

D Wumaier, P Tuersun, S Li, Y Li, M Wang, D Xu - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
For photothermal therapy of cancer, it is necessary to find Ag@ TiO2 core-shell
nanoparticles that can freely tune the resonance wavelength within the near-infrared …